| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| rubin | noun | A ruby. |
| ruble | noun | The unit of monetary value in Russia. It is divided into 100 copecks, and in the gold coin of the realm (as in the five and ten ruble pieces) is worth about 77 cents. The silver ruble is a coin worth about 60 cents. |
| rubus | noun | A genus of rosaceous plants, including the raspberry and blackberry. |
| ruche | noun | A plaited, quilled, or goffered strip of lace, net, ribbon, or other material, — used in place of collars or cuffs, and as a trimming for women’s dresses and bonnets., A pile of arched tiles, used to catch and retain oyster spawn. |
| ruddy | noun | Of a red color; red, or reddish; as, a ruddy sky; a ruddy flame., Of a lively flesh color, or the color of the human skin in high health; as, ruddy cheeks or lips., To make ruddy. |
| ruing | present participle & vb. noun | of Rue |
| ruffe | noun | A small freshwater European perch (Acerina vulgaris); — called also pope, blacktail, and stone, / striped, perch. |
| rufol | noun | A phenol derivative of anthracene obtained as a white crystalline substance, which on oxidation produces a red dyestuff related to anthraquinone. |
| rugae | plural | of Ruga |
| ruggy | adjective | Rugged; rough. |
| rugin | noun | A nappy cloth. |
| ruled | imp. & past participle | of Rule |
| ruler | noun | One who rules; one who exercises sway or authority; a governor., A straight or curved strip of wood, metal, etc., with a smooth edge, used for guiding a pen or pencil in drawing lines. Cf. Rule, n., 7 (a). |
| rumbo | noun | Grog. |
| rumen | noun | The first stomach of ruminants; the paunch; the fardingbag. See Illust. below., The cud of a ruminant. |
| rummy | adjective | Of or pertaining to rum; characteristic of rum; as a rummy flavor., One who drinks rum; an habitually intemperate person., Strange; odd. |
| rumor | noun | A flying or popular report; the common talk; hence, public fame; notoriety., A current story passing from one person to another, without any known authority for its truth; — in this sense often personified., A prolonged, indistinct noise., To report by rumor; to tell. |
| runch | noun | The wild radish. |
| runer | noun | A bard, or learned man, among the ancient Goths. |
| runic | adjective | Of or pertaining to a rune, to runes, or to the Norsemen; as, runic verses; runic letters; runic names; runic rhyme. |
| runty | adjective | Like a runt; diminutive; mean. |
| rupee | noun | A silver coin, and money of account, in the East Indies. |
| rupia | noun | An eruption upon the skin, consisting of vesicles with inflamed base and filled with serous, purulent, or bloody fluid, which dries up, forming a blackish crust. |
| rural | adjective | Of or pertaining to the country, as distinguished from a city or town; living in the country; suitable for, or resembling, the country; rustic; as, rural scenes; a rural prospect., Of or pertaining to agriculture; as, rural economy. |
| rushy | adjective | Abounding with rushes., Made of rushes. |
| rusma | noun | A depilatory made of orpiment and quicklime, and used by the Turks. See Rhusma. |
| rusty | superl. | Covered or affected with rust; as, a rusty knife or sword; rusty wheat., Impaired by inaction, disuse, or neglect., Discolored and rancid; reasty; as, rusty bacon., Surly; morose; crusty; sullen., Rust-colored; dark., Discolored; stained; not cleanly kept; filthy., Resembling, or covered with a substance resembling, rust; affected with rust; rubiginous. |
| rutic | adjective | Pertaining to, or obtained from, rue (Ruta); as, rutic acid, now commonly called capric acid. |
| rutin | noun | A glucoside resembling, but distinct from, quercitrin. Rutin is found in the leaves of the rue (Ruta graveolens) and other plants, and obtained as a bitter yellow crystalline substance which yields quercitin on decomposition. |
| rutty | adjective | Ruttish; lustful., Full of ruts; as, a rutty road., Rooty. |